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SK's chairman, Chey Tae-won, had been convicted for his part in an accounting fraud.
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So, this week, there was the billionaire heir of the giant SK conglomerate, Chey Tae-won, back in the dock and, indeed, quickly in jail on an embezzlement finding.
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Chey Tae-won, the chairman of SK Group, was indicted in January over the disappearance of 99 billion won from company coffers, as part of a scheme allegedly planned by his brother to cover futures-trading losses.
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